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造山運動

简造山运动 · 繁造山運動

Mandarin · pinyin zào shān yùn dòng

mountain building (geology)
orogenesis

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造: zào · construct, build, make, begin; prepare
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
运: yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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4–1–4–4 · zao4 shan1 yun4 dong4

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zou6 saan1 wan6 dung6

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